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CAROLINE NATUKUNDA

Toronto,ON

Summary

Diligent Personal Support Worker focused on providing optimal support to clients through personalized assistance and care required to manage diverse medical conditions. Proficient in organizing medications, doctor appointments and personal activities. Caring, organized and friendly with excellent interpersonal skills.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

Personal Support Worker

Sienna Senior Living
01.2024 - Current
  • Enhanced patient comfort by providing compassionate and attentive personal care.
  • Assisted clients with daily living activities, promoting independence and wellbeing.
  • Collaborated with healthcare professionals to develop customized care plans for individual patients.
  • Monitored patient health status regularly, reporting any changes to the appropriate medical staff.
  • Administered medications as prescribed, ensuring proper dosage and adherence to schedules.
  • Provided emotional support to patients and their families during difficult times, fostering positive relationships.
  • Facilitated mobility assistance for patients requiring help with transfers or ambulation.
  • Maintained accurate records of patient care, progress, and concerns, contributing to effective communication among healthcare team members.
  • Implemented strategies for managing challenging behaviors in dementia patients, creating a safe environment for all involved.
  • Educated family members on best practices for supporting their loved one''s needs at home.
  • Conducted light housekeeping duties to maintain a clean and comfortable living space for patients.
  • Assisted clients in maintaining personal hygiene through bathing, grooming, and dressing tasks.

Personal Support Worker

ParaMed Home Health Care Assigned At; New Horizons Tower Retirement Home (part-time)
12.2021 - Current
  • Assist with all activities of daily living, including eating and personal care like bathing, toileting, grooming and dressing
  • Transfer and lift full or partial, either manually or with the help of mechanical lifts, operating mobility devices by established guidelines for safe and proper usage of such equipment’s
  • Recognize and report all incidents relating to changes in a client’s behaviour or condition to the immediate supervisors in a timely manner
  • Maintain effective communication and professional relationships with clients, their families, coworkers and immediate supervisor
  • Record care services provided daily
  • Provide the client with meaningful companionship and observation
  • Assist with some exercises with guidance from the physiotherapy plan
  • Perform all tasks in a manner that promotes health and safety and reduces the risk of hazards to self and others
  • Perform light housekeeping and laundry
  • Create a safe and calm environment while carrying out duties in a client’s home
  • Collaborate with all members of the client’s care team.

Personal Support Worker (Resident Care Person)

AMICA-Bayview Village (Assisted living)
12.2022 - 01.2024
  • Contribute as a multi-disciplinary team member, providing resident information to aid in developing care plans
  • Support the Registered Practical Nurse with resident admittances, transfers, and departures/deaths, including familiarization with staff, residents, surroundings, and personal care
  • Observe and report on the resident emotional and physical condition
  • Assist residents with personal hygiene, bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting
  • Provide general care for bedridden residents, such as positioning, assisting with elimination, skin care, delivering food, and feeding
  • Assist residents in daily exercise programs and use of rehabilitative equipment such as wheelchairs, walkers, canes
  • Assist residents with ambulation and transferring using appropriate electric/hydraulic/manual equipment and lifting devices
  • Monitor residents’ diet for prescribed consistency, feed or assist with adaptive eating devices, log intake, and provide hygienic and mouth care after meals
  • Measure temperature, radial pulse, respirations, and weight, and record bowel and bladder output
  • Change linen, make beds, and sort and bag soiled linen
  • Sort personal laundry of residents/clients upon delivery and place it in drawers and closets
  • Promotes the emotional well-being of residents/clients through discussion and comfort
  • Participate in organizing and implementing social and recreational programs for residents

Education

Certificate - Personal Support Worker

Alpha Resources Learning Centre
Toronto, ON
08.2021

Skills

  • Social Support
  • Patient Care
  • Recreational Activities
  • Emotional Support
  • Palliative Care
  • Dementia Care
  • Privacy and Confidentiality
  • Patient advocacy

Training

  • Personal Support Worker Certificate, 2021
  • Crisis Prevention Intervention Training, 2022
  • Food Handler Certificate, 2020
  • AODA Customer Service Training, 2021
  • WHMIS- Workplace Hazardous Material Information System, 2021
  • Standard Frist Aid and CPR Certified Red Cross, 2021

Timeline

Personal Support Worker

Sienna Senior Living
01.2024 - Current

Personal Support Worker (Resident Care Person)

AMICA-Bayview Village (Assisted living)
12.2022 - 01.2024

Personal Support Worker

ParaMed Home Health Care Assigned At; New Horizons Tower Retirement Home (part-time)
12.2021 - Current

Certificate - Personal Support Worker

Alpha Resources Learning Centre

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